MaryLou, I have been using the AP for 5 hrs now, and it is a lot like PI , but a lot more features. it is like having a super photo program. I have put in some filters and works great. I have went thru some of the AP tutorials on video, and very nice tuts. I think you could add it to the forum as you say , the tools are close to AD.
I tried the cloning tool like it shows in the cloning video and

does it work super great, and the masking is great